Comments on: Intermittent Fasting for Maintenance of Weight Loss

By: Bell

Bell — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:39:58 +0000

In reply to Christina. Hey I’m 6 years after sleeve s, I’m doing 16:8 fasting for the last one month and a half, the last two days every time I eat something “heavy” I’m vomiting, of course I stopped with the fast but I want to know Is it reversible? I afraid I did something wrong to my body

By: Sharee Bloomfield

Sharee Bloomfield — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:55:48 +0000

My story is the same. I am 7 years post VSG and had put half the wait back on. Intermittent Fasting was suggested to me by a man who had Gastric bypass and eventually piled weight back on. I started 3 months ago and have not looked back. For the first time in 30 years I have found something that truly suits me. The weight is dropping off and, because my eating window is only 8 hrs (doing 16/8), I look to fuel my body with good choices. I don’t count calories, I don’t weigh; my clothes and mirror tell me.

By: Vanesa Velez

Vanesa Velez — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 23:32:02 +0000

In reply to Christina. Hi there I’m about 15 years post op. I had great success at first and lost over 100 lbs and maintained it for about 10 years. Even had a baby and lost my weight after but in the last 4-5 years I’ve put on about 70lbs. I was so Disappointed in myself. Then I realized what caused my weight gain. For me personally I was drinking way too much coffee with sugar filled coffee creamer. So even if I wasn’t eating very much I was drinking all my calories not to mention spiking my insulin constantly. Now I’m trying Alternate Day Fasting and I’ve lost about 7 lbs within a week. And I feel amazing. I think this will be the key to long lasting weight-loss. I’m going to do the alternate day fasting until I achieve my goal weight and then I will tone it down to probably 16:8 protocol. Make sure to do a true fasting and you will see results. No calories at all on your fasting day.I do black coffee to get me thru and lots of water. Good luck I hope this helps. Do some research on true alternate day fasting and Dr. Jasón Fung. I’m so excited with my experience I just want to spread the knowledge. Again good luck!

By: Sas

Sas — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 02:30:28 +0000

In reply to Napoleon McCall. That is cool. I am 7 yrs post op and due to stress I gained back 1/3 of the weight loss because of 'grazing'. I was considering IF and it is helpful to read it works for you. How many meals do you take in the eating window? And do you find you have less cravings with IF? Than you for an answer.

By: Upper GI Surgery

Upper GI Surgery — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 03:40:26 +0000

In reply to Napoleon McCall. Thanks for your comment Napoleon, glad to hear that it's working for you!

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 18:37:22 +0000

So it looks like portion control is still a must no matter when breakfast starts. My mindfulness during IF begins today. I’ve been doing IF for like 3 weeks and I lost 2.7 lbs for the first week and not really anything since. Portion control, no drinking 30 mins before or after eating, and protein first works it’s magic. Any tips for me?

By: Napoleon McCall

Napoleon McCall — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:28:53 +0000

I started the 16/8 method of fasting 2 weeks ago. I am 6 years post-op and was looking for a bit more structure in my eating. It’s going well and feels very sustainable.